Brihat-samhita [sanskrit]

26,560 words

The Sanskrit text of the Brihat-samhita from the 6th-century authored by Varaha Mihira in present-day Ujjain, India. It primarily deals with astrology and astronomy but is presented as an encyclopedia of knowledge.

अविकलपार्श्वा धनिनो निम्नैर्वक्रैश्च भोगसन्त्यक्ताः ।
समकुक्षा भोगाढ्या निम्नाभिर्भोगपरिहीनाः ॥ १९ ॥

avikalapārśvā dhanino nimnairvakraiśca bhogasantyaktāḥ |
samakukṣā bhogāḍhyā nimnābhirbhogaparihīnāḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.19 is contained in the book Brihata Samhita (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation) by Pandit Achyutananda Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (67.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avikala, Parshva, Dhanin, Dhani, Nimnaih, Nimna, Vakra, Bhoga, Santyakta, Sama, Adhya, Pari, Hina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.19). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “avikalapārśvā dhanino nimnairvakraiśca bhogasantyaktāḥ
  • avikala -
  • avikala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avikala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārśvā* -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhanino* -
  • dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nimnair -
  • nimnaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nimna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nimna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vakraiś -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhoga -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santyaktāḥ -
  • santyakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “samakukṣā bhogāḍhyā nimnābhirbhogaparihīnāḥ
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kukṣā -
  • bhogā -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḍhyā* -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nimnābhir -
  • nimnā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhoga -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hīnāḥ -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.19

Cover of edition (2016)

Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;

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Cover of edition (2012)

Brihat Samhita with the Commentary of Utpalapatimala of Yogisvara
by K. V. Sharma (2012)

Publisher: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Janakpuri; 754 pages; ISBN-10; 8186111360; ISBN-13: 9788186111369

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Cover of edition (2002)

Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.

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Cover of edition (2022)

Brhat Samhita (English translation)
by N. Chidambaram Iyer (2022)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; 801 pages; Edited by Dr. Shrikrishna Jugnu; ISBN-10: 8171104215; ISBN-13: 9788171104215.

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Cover of edition (2010)

Brhat Samhita (English with notes)
by M. Ramakrishna Bhat (2010)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidas Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; 1155 pages; ISBN-10: 8120810600; ISBN-13: 9788120810600.

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Cover of edition (2020)

Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)

Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.

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Preview of verse 67.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಿಕಲಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಾ ಧನಿನೋ ನಿಮ್ನೈರ್ವಕ್ರೈಶ್ಚ ಭೋಗಸನ್ತ್ಯಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಸಮಕುಕ್ಷಾ ಭೋಗಾಢ್ಯಾ ನಿಮ್ನಾಭಿರ್ಭೋಗಪರಿಹೀನಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)

Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.

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Preview of verse 67.19 in Gujarati sript:
અવિકલપાર્શ્વા ધનિનો નિમ્નૈર્વક્રૈશ્ચ ભોગસન્ત્યક્તાઃ ।
સમકુક્ષા ભોગાઢ્યા નિમ્નાભિર્ભોગપરિહીનાઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

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Preview of verse 67.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಿಕಲಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಾ ಧನಿನೋ ನಿಮ್ನೈರ್ವಕ್ರೈಶ್ಚ ಭೋಗಸನ್ತ್ಯಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಸಮಕುಕ್ಷಾ ಭೋಗಾಢ್ಯಾ ನಿಮ್ನಾಭಿರ್ಭೋಗಪರಿಹೀನಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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